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The following list includes style conventions used when writing about Kent State University and not covered in The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law.

education abroad – use this term; hyphenate when used as an adjective, see study abroad.

eight-campus system — use this phrase to help convey a sense of inclusion or to communicate certain benefits to the audience; use only when statements or references apply to all eight Kent State campuses or the concept of one university with many access points.

e-Flash — use this form for the Kent State University Alumni Association e-newsletter.

Email – see Kent State email.

emeriti — Consult the online telephone directory for emeriti listings. As an honorary title, it is capitalized when it precedes or follows a name.

Equal Opportunity Statement — Recruitment communications for faculty, staff and students should carry the following statement.

Kent State University is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a diverse student body and workforce.

Esplanade — see Lefton Esplanade.

Excellence in Action — the use of this tagline has been discontinued.

faculty title (degree held, year joined Kent State) – Consult the online University Catalog at http://catalog.kent.edu/faculty/ for academic title and other relevant information for all full-time, Kent State faculty members.

Family Day – Use this form; replaces Parents Day

fashion museum — see Kent State University Museum.

Fashion School — see School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.

field hockey field — see Murphy-Mellis Field.

Field House — two words.

Financial Engineering Trading Floor — use this form.

First-Year Experience — use this form.

fiscal year — use Fiscal Year 2017 for specific reference; use fiscal year for generic references.

Flash ALERTS — use this form.

Flash-A-Thon – use this form.

Flash Books – use this form.

FLASHcard — use this form; refers to both the card and the office.

You may pick up your FLASHcard at the FLASHcard Office in Eastway Center.

FlashCart — use this form.

FLASHcash — use this form.

FlashChats — use this form.

Flash Connections – use this form.

FlashFAST — formerly Web For Students.

Flash Feed – use this form.

FlashFest — use this form.

Flashfit— use this form.

Flashfleet — use this form for the bike-sharing program.

Flashguides — use this form for the Destination Kent State student guides.

FlashLine — use this form.

Flash Pass — use this form.

FLASHperks – use this form.

FLASHPoint — formerly the First-year Colloquium course.

FlashPort — use this form.

FlashQ – use this form for the online queuing service.

Flash Track — use this form.

FlashTrain — use this form.

FlashWord — use this form.

FlashZone — use this form.

FlexMatters — use this form.

Florence campus — acceptable to use when referring to Kent State’s facility in Florence, Italy. Note the lowercase for campus.

Foundation — use Kent State University Foundation; foundation for subsequent references.